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On Earth Day, Project1Hour supercharges consideration of environmental goals

For this year’s Earth Day, the Volkswagen Group will move globally while thinking locally. On April 22, the company will ask all 660,000 employees worldwide to engage in an hour-long conversation and brainstorm around climate change and environmental protection. The event, called Project1Hour, will lend momentum to Volkswagen’s existing sustainability initiatives while giving shape to new ideas that could carry the company – and the industry – in an innovative, more sustainable direction.

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Celebrating Ten Years of Volkswagen in Chattanooga

Ten years ago, Volkswagen made it official: It wanted to build one of the world’s most advanced automotive assembly factories in the hills outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. Since then, a series of successful milestones — from the 700,000th Passat to the new expansion for the growing Atlas line — have demonstrated how VW and Chattanooga continue to build a partnership for the future. The initial VW investment of approximately $1 billion in Chattanooga and the commitment to hire 2,000 team mem

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Volkswagen’s roots in Silicon Valley sprout the tech-driven future of transportation

For more than two decades, Volkswagen Group of America has been researching the future of transportation in Silicon Valley. Volkswagen launched what’s formerly known as the Electronics Research Laboratory to tap into Silicon Valley’s innovation and spirit, and made it among the first automotive manufacturers to establish a cross-functional team in the region. Starting with three employees in 1998, the unit now known as the Innovation and Engineering Center California (IECC) has contributed do

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What becoming ‘carbon neutral’ means to Volkswagen – and why it’s the only way forward

It’s clear the world is getting warmer. It’s time to stop avoiding the question of what to do about it. Under its “Drive Bigger” brand direction, Volkswagen of America plans to embrace this challenge as our calling for the years ahead. By building a future designed to help tackle the problem, we plan to drive a big change in American transportation, just as we did with the original Beetle. As one of the world’s largest automakers, the Volkswagen Group has a global responsibility – one it p

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Volkswagen and The Conservation Fund award $200,000 in grants to environmental organizations

In November, Volkswagen reinforced its corporate commitment to sustainability by establishing a $200,000 community grant program toward conservation efforts in eastern Tennessee in partnership with The Conservation Fund. After soliciting grant requests of up to $50,000 from local nonprofits, schools and public agencies, the company is pleased to announce the five charitable organizations that were selected for sponsorship. The funds will be used toward promoting environmental education fo

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